RCB vs KKR, IPL 2024: Why was Shreyas Iyer confused to name his Team during Toss?

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KKR captain Shreyas Iyer had a hilarious struggle while picking out his team in the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the Toss.

In a hilarious interaction with Ravi Shastri at the Toss, the KKR captain was confused with the team sheets and couldn't name the team composition ahead of the match.

Shreyas Iyer won the Toss and decided to Field first. The Kolkata skipper said he had a chat with the Chinnaswamy curator, whose intellectual insights to him made him bowl first.

"Had a chat with the curator who had an intellectual response and she wasn't unsure how the wicket will behave. The preparation has been good, we have to carry forward the momentum. Important to be in the present and get a good start. My role is to play the anchor role and play through and through. Good to have a lethal bowling line-up as captain," Shreyas Iyer said.

When asked about his team for the RCB match, Iyer was unable to name the exact change in their team.

"The bowling - Anukul comes in. I am seriously confused. There are two teams given to me. I think Anukul Roy comes in," the KKR captain added.

In the end, it also looks like Angkrish Raghuvanshi is playing for KKR and may come on as an Impact Substitute as he was handed a cap ahead of the match.

RCB vs KKR: Why was Shreyas Iyer confused while announcing the Team?

Shreyas' confusion is legit in this modern IPL era. After the introduction of Impact Player in the competition, teams are allowed to announce their team after the Toss and they generally have two alternate team sheets, depending on whether they are bowling or batting.

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer also had the same and it just seems his head was just not clear at that moment of time. The 29-year-old will have to be clear while batting for the Knights though as his batting form will be massive for the visitors.